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mi·nus
 minus
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- pronunciation:
- maI
n
 s
- parts of speech:
- preposition, adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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preposition |
| definition 1: |
Minus is a word we use when we are subtracting one number from another number--like when we subtract one from three and get two. Another way to say this is "three minus one equals two." The word minus tells us that a certain number is going to become less when the second number is taken away from it.
Ten minus four is six. |
| definition 2: |
When you are minus something, it means that you are missing or without it.
Emily and Derek are sick today, so the class was minus two students.- antonyms:
- plus
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
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When it is minus ten degrees outside, it means that it is ten degrees less than zero.
Some areas in the world can be as cold as minus thirty degrees or even colder in the winter. |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
The math sign used to show subtraction (-) is called a "minus." It's also called a "minus sign."
I didn't see the minus on the math problem, so I added the numbers instead. |
| definition 2: |
A minus is something that is bad about a thing or person.
The apartment was nice but one minus was that it had small windows so it seemed kind of dark.- antonyms:
- plus
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